A new nuclear capable intercontinental ballistic missile that could target the entire US mainland

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A new nuclear capable intercontinental ballistic missile that could target the entire US mainland we've been speaking to one of our top rocket experts on North Korea and to paraphrase his reaction after seeing these images Wow it confirms to him and it confirms to others that North Korea has made a dangerous leap forward in missile development instead of one engine in the first stage of this ICBM there are two the second stage much more powerful than past models the guidance system more sophisticated allowing the range of this missile to extend well into mainland United States and seeming to back up the claims of the regime of Kim jong-un the nosecone is bigger and more rounded able to handle large maybe multiple nuclear payloads and perhaps better survive their re-entry it also says the new missile is significantly more powerful than its previous long-range weapon the launch comes one week after the White House declared North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism the Pentagon says North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile like this one from an area north of Pyongyang it was in the air for some 50 minutes soaring over 2,300 miles into space before splashing down in the Sea of Japan it went higher frankly than any previous shots they've taken it's a research and development effort on their part to continue building ballistic missiles that could threaten everywhere in the world basically intelligence agencies were anticipating the launch Japanese government sources said they detected radio signals that suggested North Korea was preparing for a test North Korea began firing ballistic missiles at a rate of two or three a month starting in April the most recent launch took place ten weeks ago President Trump offered a relatively muted response I will only tell you that we will take care of it we have general mattis in the room with us and we've had a long discussion on it it is a situation that we will handle according to David Wright from the Union of Concerned Scientists if the missile had been fired at a standard trajectory it could have reached any part of the US on Tuesday officials in Hawaii unveiled a statewide missile warning system the focus is to get the public and our visitors as much warning time to bear as possible Hawaii plans to test those new sirens out on Friday
the Trump administration is urging all countries to cut ties with North Korea after its newest missile test a video released overnight shows Wednesday's launch of that intercontinental ballistic missile analysts say that it is capable of striking anywhere in the United States American UN Ambassador nikki Haley says this test brings the world closer to war she warned that North Korea would be utterly destroyed if war comes then Tracey's in Tokyo following the reaction there been good morning good morning the only two countries that have any real ties to North Korea are Russia and China and today Russia flat-out rejected president Trump's call to sever ties with Kim Jong Un's regime they want the u.s. to try diplomacy even though North Korea seems more intent on testing missiles than talking as North Korea's most advanced missile launched into the night sky a beaming Kim jong-un was clearly pleased with his regime's accomplishment the Hassan 15 rocket is the third ICBM launch by North Korea in the past six months the dictator of North Korea made a choice yesterday that brings the world closer to war not farther from it at an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council US ambassador nikki Haley issued a stark warning about what she calls North Korea's continued acts of aggression if war comes make no mistake the North Korean regime will be utterly destroyed the Trump administration is calling on China North Korea's main trading partner to entirely cut off the regime's oil supply little Rocketman president Trump made fun of Kim jong-eun during a speech outside st. Louis on tax reform is a sick puppy but experts who have studied photos of the regime's new weapon are taking it very seriously I think it's clear from the pictures that it's a more capable rocket than certainly than the last one we saw David Wright of the Union of Concerned Scientists says he's surprised by how fast North Korea is advancing its missile program I'm less skeptical than I might have been that they can deliver a warhead to certainly the west coast and maybe maybe larger parts of the United States so I think the threat that they had been talking about is a real threat at this point after this latest missile launch North Dakota cleared that it has completed its nuclear weapons program state media there says kim jeong-hoon said it was such a milestone it should be recorded in the nation's history dangerous stuff Sandra okay what could this all mean regarding the US strategy in dealing with North Korea well the response as Sandra of the Trump administration has been fast and strong we heard from it's a US ambassador